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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1897)
r ? I s ASTORIA PUBLIC I.1BMRV A$W.T.(il. SAYE TIME The Dally Astoria n H A RMUUI AND PlRMAMSNT ...Fimlly Circulation... una worry J-ILi An "AdM Much mom than tmms timm a U01 At THAT Of ANT OlHtR PAM IN ASTORIA. In Tmi Aitoiun'i "Want (.uluaa. ICXCLUSIVtt TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV1. AH'J'OIMA. ORKfioN: HAlTilDAY .VOUNINO. MAY 0JfWn. NO. 5)8 v j- . 4 ( ( M"." lie fliiiliteiiiwiiw GRIFFIN & REED City Book Store Stationers & Booksellers All the Leading Newspapers and Periodicals Kept on Hand J LEGAL BLANKS AND KILL. THE BUGS Whale Oil Soap nnd Phoenix Sprays Spray Pumps l FOARD SELF STARTING HERCULES Il-Mlartlh M llurw l'wi't Marine F.iuclun. roil I'AIITK I LAIK AIIIIIKNM HcrcuIcH Guh Btisiric Workt? 40S N.4NNOMK NT., HAN rHAMIHCO UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS UuaranlMd Iht Hot In tha Mark! ORNEK FOURTH AM) ULISAN STRERTS - PORTLAND, OREGON The Columbia Iron Works .... FOUNDRYMEN .... Blacksmiths, JVIaehinists, and Boiler-makers t'orn.r KlghU.utb SI. and rraliklln At. Ross, Higgins 5c Company GROCERS and BUTCHERS AHTOUIA AND I1ABT AHTOHIA CHOICIi: KUKSH AND SALT MEATS Astoria Roofing & 34 NINTH STREET 34 Clarkson & Mcjrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished K. L. Boyle & Co. Real Estate, Loans and Investments B23 Commercial Street, Atttorln J. As PASTABEND General Contractor House. Bridge and Wharf Builder Tor Sale at the store of E. R.HAWES. J. N. LAWS, ilanager. OFFICE SUPPLIES Tree Pruners n ml Pruning Knives & STOKES CO. MARINE GASOLINE ENGINES Using gasoline or cheap dlatlllat oil. lCncinv ounnscttd dlrnot with tro petter chart, and no nnlay, easily broken bevel gram used In reverse motion. Nw spark device; no Internal aprlng electrodes to burn out Bond fur testimonials. We are building these new yle, self atnr.lng marine engines In all nIic U t ?00 turns power. Every engine fully guaranteed. Cornice Co. Gravel. Tin and Slate Roofing Asphalt Pavlnr for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets Asphalt Coatlnr on Tin and Shlnile Roofs Repairing of all kinds of Roofs Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon - House Moving Tools for Rent "SUPERIOR" Stoves and Ranges are MADE TO LAST and TO WORK. OTHER THINGS llrctiy Letter I'rum Chkajo-Her I)o ln(s and tisfloln)H In Politics. CIVIL si kvici: AM) HARRISON Street Utiaisa By the Cbildrc and Their rrcU - Miih t riilucmai Lutt Hit Job Adaiiriai Himrll Hp'lal irrTiiMlinr. flili Mt.i, April 2V--TIiIi-uko' much iKNUttn) civil tw-rvhm reform i limping along In a very n I kk 1 fa-dilon Jurl nw. Th; trouble Iti all on a'-coiint of rhe different manner 4i which (! pres snt and the prei-dtng udmtulatraMon m itatn.-l tlx lw. I txler the liuit alinlnlntratton tin- eon'ratl'ii i-ouiwl (H id thu Ik iuta of deiMtrtm. i.: alone I wwre elHtript friin t'le oieratknin of the i. ......... . ui . t... i .i.i- i 1 1. . e. at the le iuiiit.ni of ilw mayor. Kvery employee of every department In th elty atveriMimit rankliiv under the a, tuttl IikikI wna put uniler the civil th. eity r.veriMimit rankliiv under ervlce Inw. Tlila alliil the mayor to el.-et hi own alvliiii but th.-rank and j Me of Hi? dty etnpl were .lectcd i ayv,rdiiii to tht nx-rit ayatetn. Now, however, It ropoi-d t'i alter this plan. Muir llarrlmm's Oirpora tln ioMinNi-1 luw put a different con- triiotl n ni tlw- luw. Ajul hl honor apM-m la-i--l 4'i ubld- by th- de. rtoii of his legit ndvlwir. Th- law ex empts "nil )-flii of departments" fnnn tta oj-ni;lm. The irs-.,-l:ng U1ln'l Ik ld thiM to tll'Tltl Mie olli llldl-vMnnl-eiitirnieitili-f t a department Til. pr-wnt o'Unm.M tir.ilii'uliis, however, that th v rd l "heads" mid not "h- a 1" , .f .l-j'A:ineV.lj and that therefore j theiv arv ma iv appolntim-nts thnut:li-i out the city K"vermntitt that th" may r m tl.- r'.ght under the nw to till l.y I appoint men:, in,. ariHtnnt "nicer in each department is held to lc outside tin- pale of the law as well as the heads of the various departments. Carrying this rule through the dty gitvernnunt a very wide bretu-h is made In the civil Iterv Ice system. Till t not the only nmlter that is dlnturbltig the a.lva:.-s of the merit system, for the commission itnelf le thoroughly dtsonntiilB-l. It. A. Waller, the only democratic member of the iMSinl. has been apinted city cmp troller by Matr llarrlsjin and he his ivstgned his isisitlon as a member of the commission. This leaves tii repubi: iwi memls-rs ami n republican s"t of under olHcWUs. of course Mayor Har rison Is mot ex--tel to mitlntai-n the board with its inilitliwl c.nnplexlvn against liltnsolt Is pivutnel that either CVimnilss loner Clark r ComtnlashMier Hot! 1ll In- r'iueteil to step anlde. If they oliow no dlkMHlon to do this it is also expected that some reason for their ri'tnoval will 1h found and Mi. llarrln will upixritM n ixiird to suit hlinelf aiul the whole ivnunlsslon will Ik- re'tivanlxtHl. In addition to these tixmbles the city council troisj- to take a hand In the mnilter. Monday evening they are go ing; to try to (as an order to the effect that hereafter the cmuiicII c iiinUtee on civil sen-Uv will construe the law and lleirlliiK to the iHns(nn''.iii placed iiMn It by the city fathers is the clvi M-vlce xmmlsslon to ! governed. That Is the nnnmlsion Is to le subsei v- lent to the cotnuil. Tlh whole nuitter will prolwvMy got Into the courts Is'forc the clouds now hovering iver the enactment can le clefuvd away. Matters ure expeettHl tii reach a oltmax on Monday when the iiommlsshmers will have to approve the city payrolls. It Is mt expected they will approve the salaries of any utlklals who have not boon apisdnted under th? law aim! the city treivsuivr cannot pay saliii'l until they are approved by the commission and from that point It Is ex ploited tluut the matter will Ik taken Into Mtirt to decide the rights or t!ic whole case. The public has lnn after the wheat ntarket agiiln. but the market Is still here and with a great deal added to the wise of Its body by reason of the on slaught. KxiU'ctatloiM of trouble bttween Tur key and llreece causied a steady ad vanoe In nuo'tatloiis IhnniglKiul the tilled wii-k of Aiull. The upward ten dency after such a Ions' iwrtod of stag nation naturully attracted the attit!lon of the multitude tlui.t Is always ready to take a little flyer In wheat. Ity Fri day they wero watdhlng the prox-ecdlngs w ith inteneflt o"d durtiig the hort ses sion Saturday they crowded the visitors gallery of the Hoard of Trai'e and rush ed about brok-rs olTlces with feverish anxlaty. The sigiis were unmistakable, the public was go!ng itvlo the market. They wore given lime to carefully make rh-lr lri of oJi-mpatgn over Huri.lay, ii'il t In I r apw.l wa further wlio:t"d by Ih (fX'-it IriiC aiiii'iiwrn'"it In Bunday papers of the virtual do-Ian lion of war. ) liiK l'foTe the bard "I"''"-'! M'n . 'lay ill- jlm wim vT-cpwoVf! i-iidj t . ty n-thiriK ..f H-d. ru . f th wn . the I owers, At I resent. Iktwten lmi.rt that had lx--n rH d frm the Greece and TurttCV. country lMi.hor. TIm? riiark-t oi-n d ! 1th a r- u.r tluit would have put either a Turklnh ir (Irw-k roglnwut Ui lluftit and Atiirt-il upward. Th.; mJarant GREEKS WIN A CiKEAT BATTLE mill- of "I tMd yu m" aiwiiran; In' flw KlUTy w'uld have U-n wo-th pre-1 "-rvliia; l hiive p iiirod with the aaxn- j om.t.-nnii- wh'-n the immhIoh a Turk Keptilvd With Heavy lov At Vl owr lluylns ird-trm r- hjutlly! eitiiioVoluiteer for Greet Trl d'ull-l and tlw profil ml iri'W onwblcnUi'ly it"i'i"l anide and all iv ed dm puhllo to Uki? Ib IjH In It tw'.h an I run riot. When the tdjhllc K"' tbryuirh buyliiK trie i-iae mwuraiiy ioihctj, iir im- ir k- , i . .i i i. i er hiul leen ottir all V- pur: !uu.n; tiny curw t.i Iihik before the puhlh-l-KHH ti lake lntereit. At that toln' tlie nf-fcHt rml tnuU-r wan tle to IlKure a 10 event train on hta jiurctia.-eit of a ek tuto and he wa not unrraiii all enouKti to ak f-r m't? than that , m, h mM he ,Bret aurt-d on I t .downwurd career, tho eoiurteniavllon "f irall'-ry. The Mum tenrlenty haa eoixlnued pretty atellly ever aince. Th.. excllenent virtually died out Of . . markK before the oKe of the ae. ,ir. The final attie waa that of the trtuitplu prjifeamonal troVr. The ",lnl uw uhpjwi when mie of their mimler who had mad a fortune during the day called ! ex.1tly at romt the pK to a cotifter ! "Wltat dH I tell you." The eople In l,ta" BH'Ty WIV llrited In what they had told twit other earlier In the duy however. OiUiago j-ivo I'tilldi-vn vti'i hapie-n to be color bllml are going to le In I .... i danger of Inhaling health destroying i giwi-s. And tl wi can d.a.lngulsh ' Hie hue. of th' rainbow may be ex- ix ted to Se:id their time wati-htng for ' i-himges thiu may take place as a dan-land gT slgniU In vnrl-ol,!vd i-arda that the , lird of eluralon k going to hang on tie- nulls of the acho-.d rioina. K'flu-i nw-ter cards are tl)e lateM wiitltary pre-) hvtinl.m In Chtcagii, ami a l-tter fleid ' for the opvrutlons of u dete.nor of nohni givs- could Jh't ! f"U id The c:unIm constat of dllteriit eoor- i che'n leally preimre pae-r. Their mode of ojn-ritL n is unlnue. For Instance: the preseiuv of i-onl gag In a ro un where the enrd Is hung will cause the red stri- t i-hann'.' to gn. n. Other chang, s take place similarity covering the whole lleio? of odors in which the device operate. J Kaon stripe in lul.'Uxl to the eff.-ot that j Athens. April 30 It b announced Its nutural color is so-and-so and if It j that the Turks have been completely re clinnges to so-and-s the pr-s.nce of pulil at Velestlno. Smolenski has such-an l-such a gas is donated. The ; asked Crown PriiK CiMtatantlne to con ixtnis are said to be absolutely tu-curate ; gratulate the tnxiis. Knough promisti were made In the' GHBEK VOLl'NTEERS. late munlcital cuniaign u make Chi- ciw the best kept city In the country, Alexandria, Egypt. April 30. Four but Still cltlxens are Informally discus-1 hundrM Greek volunteers sailed today swig the iiuestion of iK-iwnally arrang-! for Athens, and one thousand more lug to kep tlu streets clean and to 'will leave for Athens tonvrrow by spe provide for tmter olUv protection ln:r'aJ steamer. In the way of private ollloers. A e'a- mi or so agv Chicago enjoyed a luxur-. Ions jx-rlod of this de dipt ion. when' the Civic Federation undertook to ke-'p 1 tile stiivts of the business district cle.ut a. an ol.Jeot Iitii to the city; authorities. The federation did its pa-t Turkish troops. Is onfirmed. so stn'sfully that people are hunen r-1 Ing for another such experience and a I Tl'KKISH HCLLETIN. similar lnisrt is on fint. j A popular stixvt cJeanlng day when Constantinople. " April 30. -The Turk all house-holders are to lie urged to ih govenwiwnt isu,yl tho following bu' thon.uehly de.in their nremlsei In front l''"": E'hem l'axha occuplrtl Trikkalon a;xl Ix-hind Is lielng ngitateil with sign of sticivss aiteintliig the unique pro- pos:ii. School children a iv Ix-inir en-lis-tiM In Nhalf of the wrk and with their enlhur-l.isni, and the interest that can lie aroused among the older on the same proskloii, it is exi-ied that early in May Chicago's dig'iit'ed cltlnen will tind hinuself sumo tine day broom and shovel In hand hard at work. ; with the assistance of his children, i cleaning the stivt. In front of his hous?. ; the alloy in the roar and the premises , as a whole. The organization for the work is lnlng carried out systematically' through precincts and wards and when, tlto signal is given for the commotio '-, nuint of the Augean tn.sk It Is ox pooled that cvr' Pl't of the town will Included 111 the. lllxvr. The same spirit that is prompting this rates or protection ami - mat a 13 .use-cleairtiiK tUso actuates Chicago , oauslns general comment In official clr stnvt car conductors on occasion, lle-ioles. as the port has not yot recog-.H-ntly a cold snap came after the com- "1 Fnu' a protector of the panh-s had Issu.hI orders not to heat the "ireok Catholios in Turkey. oars anv longer. In a numln'r of i"- staiuvs rather than bear the brunt of ' A WOUD FOR GREECE. the complaints among the passengors tlu- conductors purchased coal wilh their own money and warmed the cars to the digrve of ootufort. None of the comiwvnles have been seen to blush yet. Chicago Thotv are other cirohs in besides socletv penile who do not ,ui. preolate art. The splendid statue of Chicago iMllv otllcer commanding I'-nce." on the hist rl it site of the Haymarket anarchist riot, is being si desecrated that. has b.snme snry to remove it to a public park a ti around ITaymarkit Suuare is a publl market, and the sacrilegious hucksters have ma,le the statue a target for tu., refuse1 of the place. Attention has re- (Continued on Third Page.) WILL BE MADE Tit More Met in the Field. lri.lon. April M. It la seml-officlally Btai(m tlutt th-re li reawm to believe tha'. Kuioixau lnt.rventVjn biein Turkey and Grvwe, In tb present ft tlon of affairs. l regarded aa wholly liiipnu tlcable. both Oreeoe and Turkey having rewjlved to continue the wir. The power are thus obllKd to stand ulde until one of th combataata U flnalfy defeated. TEMPS DEMANDS AF'.MISTICE. I'arla. April 30 Tlje Temp urgea the new Greek cabinet to lose no time In recalling Colonel Vanao from Crete and w give turope wnat ine haa been d- mantling In vain for to long. Thto, the, Trmiw aId. Is the beat way to prepare ,r the Intervention of Europe, and not j give Turkey time to form dangerous 'Ideas as to the rearrangemejit of the frontfc-ni. The TV-miw d-mands an Im mediate armbitloe. Tl'UKS REPC LSED. Athens, April SO. Midnight. A te!e- gram Just reivlved h'tv sa-s that great baAtle ha l-n fought at Veles- thvi b-tween the Turkish force of 8.0C0 General SmolonHkl's brigade. The were dlitch staten that the Turks P'pulxe-l with enormous kKes. There la.no news t"daj- fnm Aa lut It Is und'-rjitood that the Greek f"n who have lvn opwaing in E,-v lfus ag-.iin-t the Turk are re'.roa'lng. At the caliin'.-t council held t day It was d-.viibil that the minister of war, Od onel Tsomados, and the minis. er of the Interior, Thcotokis, sh'uld pnoeeti to l'hiu-sal In order to ascertain the con dltlon of the Greek force s there. COXGRATl'LATE TROOPS. ADDITIONAL TUOOPS. Constantlmple. April 30. The report thait Osnmn Pasha is on h's way to Jitnlna, Kplrus, wtth 30.000 additional 1 Wednesday. Two hundred convicts were released and arm.il on the previous day. and "O.Oitu rilles were distributed among the inhalltants by the Greeks, who alsi ' lormltted the pillage of arms and am ' munition. Tlu Turkish commander or 1 dere.1 the arms to be restored under severe jHmUtles. FltAXCE NOT A PKOTECTOH. Cotustantinople. April 30. In reons to notis of the French, Kussl.in and HrltLsh ambasadors. the Turkish gov eminent has announced that the ex pulsion of the Greek subjects from Tur kish territory is Hsti!ied to the period oe'of eight days from May 3. Meanwhile I the French consulate is issuing certifi- 'ler 'l'stry in tne tuxi aim nu Made Her Groat. No matter what may be the outcome of the war betwwn Greece and Turkey, th symiathy of a large iiortlon of the lit iieople of Europe ana America . Is strongly with the former natum. The historic associotloiiB of Greece a-e such, when compared and contr.iBted with the Turkbh retrd. that it c-mld ivot be otherwise. The oniy wouuer Ls tmit tno Tuik is ai.oweu u fiuwiuc to encumbur the irth, and tsiu'oia.Hy .1 . ... I t n-KUh .-hill1Tv Kss. i " Zl 1 71L to Greece. The tebandof Crete, where tne prweui uw been associated w ith Greek history anl tradition from time Immemorial. Ac rorfllng to Gre-k mytlsl'gy, Zeus, on 'f Krmos, was privately ,nveyi1 br h's rrvtlu-r to Cn-U-, In order to pre vent his dv-Ntnj4itl.n. by his jealous fa thT, where he wan nrnirt'hed and tatrw-1 f'r ami afterwards became the chief of the Olympian gols. Creb; waa also tlte home of King Hi-1 mm, mm of 5u ami Kumi, an-l of the mooMLer Mbtotnir, asts-ual with tfu; wlehrate.1 Utbyrtrrth. which once In. no one umld fmd his way out. The- seu, the hero king, of Athens, a!w the nvuntT and put a atop to the aacrtfie of youths anvl maidens frr.m At f ir. This tribute had bexn imprmed upon Athmw on axmimt of something which the fath-r of Tlwseus had doi. and cooMbtfed of -ven youths and seven niald.tns, which were dlnpatchel in a six-rial vH every eight years. Crete waa al the home of the beau tiful Daphne, of whom tnonyslus be came enamored after site had b-n d- erted by ThHseua, In short, this beavutirul and fertile Island was so Intimately asa tcla&ed with the dotnga of ntany of the dieties and henx-a of andent I lei las that it would be Impossible to write a hunory of those things without mentbKilnir Crete. It may be Mid that all thja cuts but little figure in this practical age; that the Olympian gods have kxig aince ceased to nave any influence on the character and conduct of men. That Is admitted, but w hether the people made the retlgton or the religion made the peojde, or whether H worked both ways. It was certainly a vital force with a race who ptsweased as keen a wit, as profound sense and aa bright an tm- J i agination as any people of whom his tory tells. The glomus achievements of Greece and hr legacy of literature and art should entitle her to fair play, m leas: In this conflict. It was a shame and a crime on tb- part of the great powers to allow the went in to get to the top. and succeeded. .Armenians to be slaughtered by thou- j so far as the North Pacific c.asJt Is cort semis, and it will stamp the sordid char- cerned. When some capitalijts wers SATier of the nmeteeth century clvlllta-J looking around a short time ago for a tkwi more indelibly on the page of his j mill site, Taooma people ottered thera tory if the brave little nation is suffered 1 one at once at a reasonable price, while to be overrun and crushed by the bm'.t Seattle donated a site fr three mills f.rve of Turkey. i and secured the plant. In the bad times S. T. McKEAN". ! Seattle banks all stood together like - one man and not a bank failed. Today MOHE BODira HFXWVfiRED". Flood Appitlllng Deially of the Great In O'-vIahotra. Kan-?a Citv, Alr3 30. A ep-clal to the Times from Guthrie, O. T.. pays: j Five motv bodies were recovered f.-om th j debris left by Wednesday" st rm l:i West Guthrie. The bodies of C.e.. oweii and Mrs. Charles Rutf.ns were; f.ui!d on the west bank .;f the river. The bodies of Henry Simmivns ami Mr.. Watson and child were found under a pile of hay near Cimarron. Mrs. Wat sun had her child clutched to her breas; In w liiuh poiLKii both met duath. Score?! of organlaed searching parties are at work, but progress is slow, since tons of debris must be dug over in the search. It is bWieved that the rushing waters of the Cimarron conceal ntany corpses. The Cimarron bottom contains quicic sand, and it is one of the mo-n treach erous ativams hi the country. The bod ies of the dead will be buried forever. The Cimarron river is Jammed with w reckage and the tHlles of dead ani mals. Farmers are tlshlng out and car rying off the wreckage by carl'-Hids. The rear irtlon of the Helm brewing plant contained J10.000 worth of machinery. which caved Into the Cottonwood river this nutrniiag. Over 1,500 bonvel jieo ple are being cared for by the city. The Santa Fe increase J its force of trackmen to 500 today, and now haa thin, numlwr of men at work uth of Guthrie. The superintendent states that the Hives will be oien to the 8 iuth tonurrow. Over four miles of the Santi Fe iMiidbed was washed out. The San ta Fe will lose $23,000. The loss to t us city and county, by careful estimate. reaches $200,000. Several cosily bridges were desttxvol. Twelve persons are missing. REIUT DENIED. Washington. Airil 30.-There has te"n no commit ideation irom me i rw;i government to the authorities hre con oeimlng Hawaii, and the report emanat ing from Japan that Great Britain has expressed disapproval of Hawaiian an - nexatiun to the I'nited States N denied l . V. . ,11..1 al,,,t1nt- H.kTvfnl t ' I LUC - ' " - made by the ofik-als of the Japanese legation as to the report that negotia tions had been opened bftween Toklo and Washington relating to Hawaii. MURDERER HANGED. HhK-kfoot. Idaho, April 30. Sid Lar kins was hanged at 11 o'clock this morn ing. His neck was broken and death was alm.iet Instantaneous. Larklni re ceived his friends and chatted pleas antly all the morning. Larklna murdered Josie IliU at Idaho Falls. EDITOR HACKETT DEAD. New York. April 30. H vard C. Hackett. sporting editor of the World, died suddenly today. He was thirty- n:w years old and was one of the besi known 'newspaper men in the United States.' The front porch will soon be the rend ezvous for youthful lovers. THE CHICAGO AND SEATTLE SPIRIT Is All That Is Needed To Boom As toria With a Kailroad. VIEWS OF A RAILROAD MAN t hat Mas Beet Dose la Seattle. Ticoma tad Spohaae Basiness Booming Doiagi li the Miaisg District. The Chicago and Seattle spirit is what you perpie need now, to carry out the good work you have already begun and ant in a fair way to finish. I ajn surprised eat the aunount of work already done on the railroad, and If yew keep push tig you will make a great port here." These were the words of Mr. J. W. Caey. one of the offictals of Che Chica go, Milwaukee aV St Paul Railway Company, who rMted Ajstorla y eater day. Mr. Casey haa just made a trip ehrougrh Rowland, B. C., Spokane,, Se attle and Tacoma, and haa always bees a friend of Astoria, and believes ht her future. Talking of results, he said: "What waa it that gave Taooma bar preawlge in the shipping bueimm, and inu jKtfi ciwuaeu nwuvrv VJ uuunn Iirr neighbor on the Sound? There is but one answer both had the Chicago spirit I of push, only the latter a little more so. Taooma bueanees men went in te win. They made some mistakes, but they succeeded ti the long run. Seattle they' are on the "'top and tber city Is J f'rginR ahead. It is unity of purpose by all for a common object that wins l:t the race. Tal'.c w-. rk an 1 act to gether, regardless of anything else, and ! success follows "Ik at Sintkane today. She U an ln,ternr town, with freight rates against her, but like Denver slie is n wr on top. !a beautiful city, -with broad Ftreela and magnificent buildings, and not an Mip. ty store or house in the town, wnat made her? The Chicago spirit. She stuck to her proposition and the rich mines In her vicinity, and ta today a prosperous and growing city. The west bound trains roil in there every day with three sleepers filled wtth passen gers, and the freight trains come loaded with more goods than can be taken cart of. "I was in Rossland. B. C. the other day. That is a great mining town, and a very peculiar one. The main street looks like Clark street in Chicago, and you And everybody there tluut you ever knew. It is ruled by an officer of the Canadian government called the "gold commissioner." whose word ls law from w hich there Is no appeal. No claims are Jumped here and no crooks stay long in town. The commisloner Is Six feet three in his stockings, and when he Invites you to an interview you natu rally go. The other day there was a dispute between two men, partners in a mine, over a settlement. On the hear ing one man did all the talking, the oth er remaining quiet. The commissioner, like Solomon, said to the first man, 'You divide lih. proiwsrty. and the second man shall have his choice of the parts.' The Silver King mine U a great prop erty, and has one peculiar feature. The mine Is 44 miles from the smelter at Nelson. The ore is transported In small buckets, by gravitation, this entire dis tance, on an endless w ti-e, day and night, tlie buckets passing every few minutes, aoid at the snuetter ls melted Into a matte which Is shipped to Wales for refilling. "Yes. you have a great proposition here in Astoria, and you cannot watch It too close, or do too much to get tin .til biiKadtS s.arted and the Dig snips loading here." OUi Absolutely Purr Celebrated for its great leavening strength and healthfulneas. Assures tha food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO, NEW YORK. Pill iiimil